Drive design for manufacturability, testability, and reliability across all phases of development.
Research and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance existing products and guide new product directions.
Oversee and mentor engineers, providing technical guidance and reviewing work to ensure quality and efficiency.
Conduct internal and external technical presentations and disseminate knowledge within the Hardware Development Team.
Develop and maintain schedules for deliverables, ensuring timely and high-quality documentation and testing.
Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners for validation and issue resolution.
Author and implement designs for programmable logic devices (CPLDs) using Verilog HDL when required.
Support sustaining engineering for legacy products and assist in manufacturing training for new designs.
Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of design processes and standards.
Qualifications
Required
Understand and comply with F5 internal processes and requirements.
BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required; MS in Electrical Engineering is desirable.
10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design for high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems.
Advanced troubleshooting skills at board and system levels.
Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and thermal considerations.
Proficiency with schematic capture and hardware design tools – Cadence, Altium, Mentor Graphics.
Proficiency with Verilog HDL programming for CPLD design.
Extensive experience in the following
Intel or AMD x86 motherboard design
High-speed serial interfaces – DDR4/5, USB2/3, PCIe Gen5, Ethernet (100G+ SerDes)
Electrical design for Network Switches
Electrical design for Altera and Xilinx FPGAs
CPU multi-phase VR power supply design and validation
Memory/storage technologies – NAND/NOR, SRAM, DRAM, HBM, SATA, NVMe
Signal integrity modeling, simulation, and validation
Power integrity modeling, simulation, and validation
System-level integration, including chassis and backplane designs
Expertise with SI simulation tools – Hyperlynx SI/PI, HSPICE, Ansys HFSS, Agilent ADS, Sisoft QCD
Familiarity with low-level FW/SW components, processes, and standards – BIOS, BMC, Secure Boot, IPMI, Redfish, authentication, encryption
Familiarity with relevant industry standards and compliance requirements.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred
Experience with regulatory compliance (UL, CE, FCC) and reliability testing.
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
